Subwoofer for my HT System.

[Dusty Chalk]

Good shops will often loan you their floor model to try something out at home too, which is really nice. No big money involved but a chance to try it where it counts.

People keep saying this, but I have yet to experience this myself. Maybe it's the way I look (long haired hippy/scary looking guy), but they usually want me to put the cost of the item down as a deposit ... you know, just in case I don't come back. Of course, to be fair, they'd then have to ask everyone else to do the same.

And to be clear: I don't have a problem with this. In more than one case, I have decided to keep the equipment and not come back. It just saves me a trip. And if you don't have the money to put down on it, then you probably shouldn't be taking it home. And if you're not serious enough about it to plunk the money down, even as a deposit, why the L are you taking it home?

I mean, it's not a black and white thing -- once you bought it, you have to keep it. There's nothing that says that that has to be the way it is. Of course, you should check beforehand that it's returnable. I had one guy (arse-hole, mostly) tell me that if I wanted to return it beyond the 30 day window, I could, but then we'd have to start looking at a restocking fee. I think if I'd have asked if we could waive that, he would've, as the item in question was in a middlin' high demand (limited edition Special 25 speaker from Dynaudio).